A High Court judge told activist Michael Amushelelo to take down social media comments about police chief Joseph Shikongo. Judge Boas Usiku ordered him to remove Facebook posts about a deadly car crash involving Shikongo from December 2022. The temporary order stops Amushelelo from making more statements about the accident until a contempt case finishes.
Amushelelo appeared without a lawyer yesterday. He first asked for free legal help but later agreed to the temporary order. He plans to fight the contempt claims later. The court also made him pay legal costs for Shikongo.
The police chief says Amushelelo broke an earlier court agreement from October. That deal ended a million-dollar lawsuit where Amushelelo promised not to repeat certain claims. His recent posts claimed Shikongo avoided punishment for a crash that killed three people.
Shikongo argues these posts wrongly suggest he committed crimes. Police already sent the case file to prosecutors for review. Earlier this week, another judge fined Amushelelo N$5,000 after he called judges "puppets" during proceedings.
Amushelelo appeared without a lawyer yesterday. He first asked for free legal help but later agreed to the temporary order. He plans to fight the contempt claims later. The court also made him pay legal costs for Shikongo.
The police chief says Amushelelo broke an earlier court agreement from October. That deal ended a million-dollar lawsuit where Amushelelo promised not to repeat certain claims. His recent posts claimed Shikongo avoided punishment for a crash that killed three people.
Shikongo argues these posts wrongly suggest he committed crimes. Police already sent the case file to prosecutors for review. Earlier this week, another judge fined Amushelelo N$5,000 after he called judges "puppets" during proceedings.
